{"product_id":"b07s324hzp","title":"The Disaster Days","description":"\u003cp\u003eHatchet  meets  The Babysitters Club  in this epic and thrilling survival story about pushing oneself to the limit in the face of a crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe were all alone, in a shaken and shattered house, in the dark. And I was in charge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHannah Steele loves living on Pelling, a tiny island near Seattle. She's always felt totally safe there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo when she's asked to babysit after school one day, it's no big deal. Zoe and Oscar are her next-door neighbors, and Hannah just took a babysitting class, which she's pretty sure makes her an expert. She isn't even worried that she left her inhaler at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen the shaking begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe terrifying earthquake only lasts four minutes, but it changes everything―damaging the house, knocking out the power, and making cell service nonexistent. Even worse, the ferry and the bridge connecting the kids to help―and their parents―are both blocked, which means they're stranded alone. And Hannah's in charge as things go from bad to worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for  The Disaster Days :\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA realistic, engrossing survival story that's perfect for aspiring babysitters and fans of John Macfarlane's  Stormstruck! , Sherry Shahan's  Ice Island , or Wesley King's  A World Below .― School Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe strength of this steadily paced novel that stretches over four days of a scary disaster scenario is that Hannah doesn't figure everything out; she stumbles, doubts, and struggles throughout it all.―The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of survival thrillers in the vein of Gary Paulsen's  Hatchet  will enjoy this tense, honest tale of bravery...an excellent (and refreshingly not didactic) teaching tool on natural-disaster preparedness.― Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe relentless progression of a variety of disaster scenarios will keep readers turning pages…equally suspenseful and informative.― School Library Connection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBehrens uses immersive details and situations effectively viewed from Hannah's perspective to create a suspenseful, vivid story filled with lessons about responsibility and overcoming adversity.― Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Disaster Days  is a perfect…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003egift for preteen survival story fans earthquake fiction chapter book for tween girls ages 11-14 survivalist fiction book for middle grade girls summer reading book for preteens preteen gift for girls\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67924770816245,"sku":"YSL54059","price":4.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/71egqs_PizL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793673679","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b07s324hzp","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}